Give Today with a Credit Card. Healthy Water Door County welcomes gifts via credit or debit card. As Healthy Water is a component fund of the Community Foundation, it will appear on your statement as a charge to the “Door County Community Foundation, Inc.” Please click here to begin a credit card transaction.
Gift by Check. Simply write a check to “Healthy Water Door County and mail it to:
Healthy Water Door County
c/o Door County Community Foundation, Inc.
222 N 3rd Ave
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Bequest. You can designate a specific gift or portion of your estate to Healthy Water and, very often, receive a substantial reduction in federal gift and estate taxes.
Retirement Account. Some of the most tax-efficient asset types to give are from your retirement plan accounts since heirs would be taxed on the income in respect of the decedent (IRD). A gift to Healthy Water Door County shields the assets from taxes thereby maximizing your gift to charity.
Insurance Policy. You can name Healthy Water as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy if your family is financially secure and no longer needs the insurance payout.
Charitable Remainder Trust. You can place cash or property in a trust that pays annual income to you (or another named beneficiary) for life. After their death, the remainder of the trust transfers to Healthy Water Door County. You will also receive income tax benefits the year you establish your trust.
Charitable Lead Trust. You can place cash or property in a trust that pays a fixed amount to Healthy Water for the number of years you select. Once this period ends, the assets held by the trust are transferred to the beneficiaries you name. In most cases, you receive a substantial reduction in federal gift and estate taxes.
Gift of Non-Cash Assets. You can give publicly traded stock, artwork, or other assets that have financial value through any of the gift vehicles noted above. By donating a highly appreciated non-cash asset, you also typically avoid paying taxes on your capital gains.
Gifts of Real Estate & Closely Held Stock. Contributions of these kinds of assets to Healthy Water Door County normally entitles you to deduct their fair market value. The same gift to a private foundation typically is limited to its cost basis – what you paid for the asset.
Wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, or other estate documents which articulate your intended gift to Healthy Water should be directed to the following entity:
“Door County Community Foundation, Inc.,
for the benefit of Healthy Water Door County”
Healthy Water Door County operates as a component fund of the Door County Community Foundation. Through this partnership, Healthy Water is able to minimize its administrative costs and maximize the amount available to help protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water.
As a 501(c)(3) public charity, charitable gifts qualify for the maximum tax deduction as allowed by federal law.
Please contact us at (920)746-1786, or by email, if you would like assistance facilitating an estate gift, or to answer any questions you may have.
